Betsy Devos: Education Secretary of the United States

Have you seen Betsy Devos in action? She’s an incredible lady. In fact, she has been in the political circle for some time for education reform, and she believes in her platform wholeheartedly. She was questioned by Leslie Stahl in a recent “60 Minutes” interview, where she was asked to state what programs she found exceptional during her time in office. As she explained, results don’t happen overnight.

Devos has only been in office about two years. It’s been a difficult position to hold as many don’t agree with educational choice. Devos says that they don’t understand how it works to be so quick to judge. While the main concern is that public funding will be used for private education, Betsy points out that many of the funds were sourced from philanthropists like herself, as well as donors like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Sam Walton.

However, the truth is that Devos is dedicated to students and has been working hard to keep students out of failing schools. While she knows that this is not a long-term option, it’s something that can help students get into better schools today. Devos has always been concerned more about the welfare of children, and it shows in the way that she has campaigned in the past, creating bills like “Kids First! Coalition.”

In addition to school reform, she will be taking on security and child safety as new security regulations go into effect for American schools during the next school year. Now students will have new evacuation plans and may have to be prepared at a moment’s notice to leave their desk behind.

When asked what she believed were the most successful parts of the program, Devos pointed to Florida, stating that the state has the most educational choice options out of any in the state. Many have criticized Devos’ background, but she says that it is in her blood to be this passionate about educational reform. In fact, her mother was a public school teacher.

As a philanthropist, Devos has devoted her time to donating to different schools, including one of her own. She is the co-founder of an aviation school located in Grand Rapids.